Is it racist to require people moving to Australia, an English language speaking country, to either have a basic ability with English or take part in English language courses to help them to settle in?
I have just been reading a news report stating … Read the rest
A news article today says that the processing time for the subclass 309 offshore partner visa takes over 2 years for 90% of applicants.
Their actual wording is
The application fee starts from about $7,700 and the processing time for 90 per … Read the rest
160,000 places have again been allocated, but with a big change between the Skilled and the Family Streams, with the Family stream increasing from about 30% to nearly 50% of the total.
The 2019-20 Australian Immigration program was capped at a ceiling of 160,000 for … Read the rest
What does that really mean to those waiting for a Partner Visa?
The Immigration Department quote:
A Freedom of Information … Read the rest
In 2004 the onshore partner visa had a visa fee that was $600 more than the offshore visa.
This difference gradually increased until 2013, when the onshore visa reached $1,490 more than the offshore visa.
In 2015 the two visa options were standardised at the … Read the rest
The allocation for family visas will be 77,300 places in 2020-21.
The allocation last year was 47,732 places.
From that, the allocation for partner visas will be 72,300, an increase from the 39,799 last year.
That allows for an extra 32,501 Partner visas … Read the rest
These are the Australian Visa Processing Times shown by the Department of Home affairs at 4th October, with the statement:
Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affected and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.
Last updated: 19 August … Read the rest
The latest news on the English language requirement for Partner Visa applications appears to be:
PMV (subclass 300 visa)Â holders can apply to travel to Australia.
The official wording on this is:
If you hold a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa, please be aware that you need to request an exemption from Australia’s travel restrictions and this will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
An … Read the rest
The Australian migration program level will remain at 160,000 for the 2020-21 program year. This is the same as last year.
However, the number of visas to be granted in the family stream will increase to 77,300.
The extra 33,000 … Read the rest
